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Australia’s first driverless metro train has passed its first full test with flying colours, having recently travelled along the entire 36 kilometres of Sydney’s $8.3 billion Metro Northwest rail line.

A joint venture between engineering firm Civmec and German shipbuilder Luerssen to build offshore patrol vessels, and Austal’s contract for guardian-class patrol boats, both in Henderson WA, could see engineers lured to the west instead of South Australia and Victoria.

Western Australia is becoming concerned about a skills shortage for mining engineers, engineering associates and technicians in the near future, as it’s unable to attract young people from metro areas despite high paying entry level jobs of around $100k.

Engineers at QinetiQ are working on a world-first initiative to improve the endurance of submarines by reducing the amount of time they spend on the surface expelling contaminants and drawing in oxygen.

A 150 MW solar thermal power plant to be built about 300 km north of Adelaide, in the same region Elon Musk installed the world’s largest lithium-ion battery, is sure to be a beacon for engineers looking to work in the sector.

The NSW city of Newcastle has more than 100 years of history associated with engineering and, according to the NSW Department of Planning and the Environment, engineers in the region have a great future to look forward to.